In fact, Wei Yingfang and the others did not want to starve the imperial court to death. How could this be possible? They just couldn't swallow that breath and had to disgust Zhang Fei to regain some face. At the same time, they also showed it to others.
Our government is still the boss, not an imperial court.
It's just that simple.
It's not that I want to risk my life with Zhang Fei, I haven't reached that point yet, but how could I know that when I met a fool, he would act out of anger and act out of common sense on such a big matter.
I can only say that you are more ruthless.
I'm scared!
There is really no need to risk your career or even your life just for this matter.
Cai Jing had just returned to the imperial court, and Cai Bian, Shangguan Jun and the others immediately came to greet him.
"Brother, what did the government office say?"
"I believe that soon, the government will approve us to build a shop here."
Cai Jing smiled and nodded.
But Cai Bian and the others showed no joy on their faces, they just breathed a sigh of relief.
"But is this really worth it?" Shangguan Jun couldn't help but question.
Cai Bian said: "Although we forced the government to bow down in the end, this matter has already caused great harm to the reputation of our imperial court. Both civil servants and military generals have great distrust of our imperial court, especially teachers, and even more so.
yes."
Although they are all fledglings, after all, they are familiar with history books. The imperial court has actually paid a political cost for this matter. There is indeed something wrong with the government, but you are the imperial court. You go to fight with others over such a trivial matter, and why?
Using us as a blackmail, how can this be convincing?
Cai Jing said nothing and just asked: "By the way, is the teacher here?"
Shangguan Jun said: "In the backyard."
Cai Jing nodded and said, "Then I'll go talk to the teacher first."
Just now Cai Jing asked for 10,000 guan. Wei Yingfang thought it was extortion, but in fact it was not. Although it was not as much as 10,000 guan, the witness fees alone cost thousands of guan, but it was not paid by the imperial court.
, but Zhao Xu paid for it, and the Imperial City Division secretly sent people to find it.
Not many people know.
For Zhao Xu, this lawsuit is actually very important, because he also knows the problem of using civility to control military force, and he just wants to expand externally. He wants to continue to maintain control of the army, and at the same time, he hopes to
The army can exert its combat effectiveness.
But before this, there was no solution.
There are gains and there are losses.
If you let go, Jieduzhi may occur; if you don't let go, you will miss many opportunities.
This time Zhao Xu is trying to balance the two by using the public prosecutor's law.
So regarding this case, it was Zhao Xu who supported Zhang Fei behind the scenes.
Regarding this matter, in the entire Hezhong Mansion, except Zhang Fei, only Da Gou knew about it.
Today Big Dog came to the imperial court and reported the matter to Zhang Fei.
"President Zhang, all the witnesses have been sent to the hunting ground behind the mountain and can appear in court to testify at any time."
"very good!"
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded: "I believe the government office will give in soon."
The big dog glanced at Zhang Fei and stopped talking.
Zhang Fei asked: "What do you want to ask?"
Big Dog hehey said: "Actually, there is a question. I have always been curious."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Say it!"
Big Dog said: "Actually, those witnesses are very ordinary. Can't they just be transmitted directly? Why are they made so mysterious?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Surprise!"
"surprise?"
"Yes, surprise."
Zhang Fei nodded. "If I let them know what witnesses I have found, then they will definitely be able to guess something. They will not be like now, not knowing how I will try the trial. This will make the whole trial worse."
There are surprises everywhere.”
The big dog nodded as if understanding.
It's a surprise!
So what is this for?
Zhang Fei didn't elaborate and asked again: "What's the situation outside now?"
Big Dog said: "Both the civil servants and the military generals have a lot of criticism towards President Zhang."
Zhang Fei said depressedly: "Is it just a complaint?"
The big dog gave him a strange look and said sarcastically: "Perhaps there are more than just complaints. Most people are very dissatisfied with what President Zhang has done."
"very good!"
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded.
The big dog is confused. Is that good?
At this moment, Li Si came over and said, "Third brother, Cai Dalang is back from the government office."
"Ask him to wait for me at the pavilion by the lake."
"yes."
After Li Si left, Zhang Fei looked at the big dog again and said, "Go to the side door."
"yes."
The big dog cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll take my leave first."
After bidding farewell to the big dog, Zhang Fei came to the pavilion by the lake.
Cai Jing, who was waiting here, immediately bowed and said, "The student has met the teacher."
"How about it?"
"The government has agreed to our request."
"very good!"
Zhang Fei stretched out his hand again and said: "Sit down."
"yes."
The teacher and student sat down.
Zhang Fei asked: "Do your second brother and the others know?"
Cai Jing nodded and said, "I just told them about this."
Zhang Fei said: "What do they think?"
Cai Jing hesitated for a moment, "They still think the teacher is a little motivated."
Zhang Fei asked with a smile: "What do you think?"
Cai Jing pondered for a while and said, "The students think the teacher did the right thing."
Zhang Fei smiled and asked: "Why?"
Cai Jingdao: "First of all, now the entire Hezhong Mansion is talking about our Imperial Court, and this is exactly what our Imperial Court needs."
Zhang Fei said: "Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles."
"Students think this is a good thing."
"oh?"
"In the eyes of students, this case is just like the case of Wu Zhang's mother-killing. No matter how the verdict is decided, it seems wrong and it is difficult to convince everyone. It is even more difficult to judge than the Wu Zhang case.
After all, Mrs. Wu Zhang is just a village woman. The teacher can give her a crime without giving her a punishment. She won't care too much. But for General Zhong, this crime cannot be given casually.
But now that this incident has happened, civil and military officials are very distrustful of the teacher, and even feel afraid, fearing that the teacher will make a wrong judgment and wrong the party they support. When the teacher gives a fair sentence, they will be satisfied. Most people
There won’t be any complaints.”
"Smart as expected!"
"???"
Cai Jing looked at Zhang Fei doubtfully.
No, he is my student now. Even if he is a traitor, he is still a loyal person. Zhang Fei coughed and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether the government gives us funds or not. A living person can still be starved to death by them."
Can't die.
This lawsuit is the most important. Whether our imperial court can gain a foothold here depends on this lawsuit. Therefore, we need to do enough publicity to attract everyone's attention. However, there are also pros and cons. We must conduct a good trial.
, it can be a blockbuster, but if it is not reviewed well, it will become a classic joke.
However, this lawsuit is not so easy to litigate, otherwise, it would not be such a quarrel today. If they all have high expectations for me, then no matter how I judge, they may be a little disappointed, because they all feel that they are very
I feel wronged and want to seek justice.
But if they don’t have high hopes for me before, then I will be able to surprise them and make them more convinced at the same time.”
Cai Jing nodded: "Students understand."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "But there is one thing you don't understand."
Cai Jing looked at Zhang Fei doubtfully.
Zhang Fei said: "The importance of those shops is definitely worth it. Judging from the government's response and the attitude of the salt merchants, they care more about who has the most power rather than the judiciary. If this phenomenon cannot be reversed, then
Everything I do is meaningless, and when we leave, things will go back to the way they were before.
We need to establish a legal center. I will not only place the bookstore here, but I will also build a legal academy here, publish legal books, and establish legal newspapers. Only in this way can all this become more meaningful.
You are still responsible for these things."
He is not here to enforce the law impartially, or just to enforce the law impartially. There are so many selfless officials in the Song Dynasty, why let him come here? He is here to establish the rule of law. His main task is to promote this kind of thinking and build this kind of law.
system.
Cai Jing nodded and said, "Students will not disappoint teachers."
Zhang Fei added: "Also, this trial involves state secrets and will not be heard in public. If you want to come to observe the trial, you must submit an application to the imperial court. I will leave this matter to you."
When Cai Jing heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. This was such a good job that all the generals and managers had to come to him. He immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Student, I obey."
After the government over there approved the imperial court's application, Zhang Fei immediately sent someone to notify Zhong E and Lu Shen that the case would be heard in court seven days later.
Yes!
It's just so realistic.
He didn't hide his purpose at all.
But whether it was Su Che, Yuan Jiang, Cai Yanqing or others, they all breathed a sigh of relief and it was considered solved.
But why do we need to prepare anything after seven days? We have already waited for so long?
It's very simple, just give everyone time to apply for a viewing seat.
The Imperial Court officially announced that since the case involves some state secrets, it will not be tried publicly and will be moved to the Military Imperial Court, where the Chief Justice will personally hear the case.
This is also the first time that the military imperial court appears in official documents.
A layman just looks at the name and thinks it is very special, but an expert sees it as a secret and has set up a military court. In other words, in the future, such cases will be tried in the military court.
When they saw this news, both military generals and civil officials were filled with mixed feelings and uneasiness.
The general thought to himself, good guy, this is another official office to supervise our generals. It is really difficult for our generals.
They must regard the imperial court as being on the civil official side.
How could a military general become the president of the court?
The key is that the president of the court is so unreliable.
But the civil servants believed that the imperial court was here to check and balance them, and it would not be that easy to snitch on military generals in the future.
Civil servants never regarded the imperial court as their own.
Who is Zhang Fei's background? Erbi's background. It doesn't matter if the article is written like that. The key word is the same as a dog's scratch. To say that he is a literati, isn't that an insult to the world's literati?
So how the military court will hear the case is crucial to both parties.
This involves the power of all parties.
You must go and see it.
The next day, the imperial court received hundreds of applications, all from governors of various governments, commanders of various departments, and commanders of various armies.
Cai Jing is really happy this time!
It is very important to have a familiar face in the officialdom.
Moreover, this is what the other party wants from him.
"Wei Tongpan, have you applied?"
He Chunlin looked at Wei Yingfang longingly.
Wei Yingfang said depressedly: "What about applying for a seat? The imperial court is just making excuses to promote itself. Originally, I didn't intend to apply. In this area of Hezhong Mansion, why wouldn't the imperial court let me go?
If you go and apply, I can only send someone to apply."
Speaking of the latter part, I feel a little embarrassed.
He Chunlin immediately asked: "Has the application been approved?"
Wei Yingfang shook his head and said, "We don't know yet."
He Chunlin said depressedly: "I failed."
Wei Yingfang was shocked and said: "Really?"
The implication is that the imperial court really rejected it. He thought it was just a formality and thought it would be embarrassing for him to apply.
He Chunlin nodded and said: "I sent someone to apply in the morning, but they rejected it on the spot, saying there were not enough seats, and the case has nothing to do with our Salt Division. Oops, this is really embarrassing."
In fact, his power is not small. After all, he is in charge of salt, and military generals have to say a few polite words when they meet him.
Wei Yingfang slapped his thigh, "Revenge! The imperial court definitely wants to use this to retaliate against us. Oh, if I had known this, I wouldn't have applied for it. If the imperial court rejected me for the general sentencing in Hezhong Prefecture, then me!"
Although Zhang Fei did not make it clear to Cai Jing, Cai Jing knew in his heart that he was trying to increase the authority of the imperial court. If he did not have enough authority to try this kind of case, he would not be able to sustain the scene.
Cai Jing really rejected a large number of officials directly, but without any intention of revenge, it was entirely based on the position.
So those who can enter the military imperial court are naturally not ordinary people, which is also a kind of status recognition.